1980 Lamar Cardinals football team

1980 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference Southland Conference
1980 record 3–8 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach Larry Kennan (2nd year)
Home stadium Cardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
1980 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Texas–Arlington 3 – 2 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Louisiana Tech 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Lamar 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Arkansas State 0 – 5 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar finished the 1980 season with a 3–8 overall record and a 1–4 conference record. One highlight for the season was the highest attended game in the history of the stadium. 18,500 fans attended the September 13 game against the Baylor Bears.[1]

Schedule

[2] [3]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 6 at Texas Southern* Durley Stadium • Houston, TX   W 41–8    
September 13 Baylor* Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX   L 7–42   18,500
September 20 Drake* Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX   L 7–38    
October 4 at Stephen F. Austin* Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX W 45–21    
October 11 at Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA   L 7–16    
October 18 Northeast Louisiana* Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX   L 6–28    
October 25 at Southwestern Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA   L 10–38    
November 1 at Southern Miss* M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS   L 10–36    
November 8 Arkansas State Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX   W 23–22    
November 15 McNeese State Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX   L 3–35    
November 22 Texas–Arlington Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX   L 27–44    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. p. 10. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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